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Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago Alumni Newsletters Alumni Winter 1989 Columbia College Alumni Association Columbia College Chicago Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation Columbia College Alumni Association (Winter 1989), Alumni Magazine, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/alumnae_news/36 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. VOLUME 9, NUMBER 1 WINTER 1989 600 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60605-1996 HOMECOMING WEEK FEATURES Ozier Muhammad paints hunger ALUMNI CELEBRITIES with Pulitzer-prize winning photos from Ethiopia. ctober 24-28, 1988, After his performance, Odes marked Home reminisced about his Columbia coming Week at days and remembers being fired Columbia0 College. Illustrious from an internship with a local alumni flew in (thanks to American charity. "I'd gotten straight Xs all Airlines) to entertain students in my life, and then I got frred from the Myron Hokin Hall and Student college," he joked. Cary also Center. The week opened with recalled going to class 10 hours a day, two days a week. "We'd go to the pub across the street for chili and beer and then return to directing class for some great orbital camera work." here Odes opened the week with laughs, Pulitzer Prize-winner and '72 photography grad Ozier Muhammad closed the week with poignant photographs from famine-wracked Ethiopia. Muhammad covered the 1984 famine for Newsday newspaper, his current employer, with fellow photographers and journalists, and in 1985, won the Pulitzer Prize for that work. While Muhammad spoke of the conflict between the photographer as commercial Comedian Cary Odes keeps Hokin photojournalist or artist, it was also treated the audience to a cross after graduating from Columbia. patrons in stitches. clear from his work that he had section of some of his other Ironically, Muhammed recalled his successfully fused both roles. He photography including a portrait parents' opposition to his decision comedian Cary Odes. Odes is a '78 ofMuhammadAli that he shot for Continued on page 3 broadcasting major and Weisman Ebony magazine, his first employer Scholar who is now pursuing a successful career as a stand-up comic. He has appeared in clubs Presidents Column all over the country including Catch A Rising Star, The Improv, The Ice House, The LaffStop, The DIVERSITY OF CCAA BOARD REFLECTS COLUMBIA COMMUNITY Punchline, and The Comedy and Magic Club. He has studied improv at Chicago's Second City, and in Los Angeles, his current home. His appy New Year! Since it As Columbia grows and devel News With You" coupons coming television credits include Merv is a new year, I want to ops, so does CCAA. Did you know in to the alumni office (seep. 8). Griffin's "Star Search," George Hintroduce our new that this fall it looks like Columbia CCAA is your chance to Schlatter's "Comedy Club," and Columbia College Alumni Associa will be offering a new program in continue sharing the wealth of "Evening at the Improv." Odes has tion (CCAA) Board members, fashion design and that the Columbia as a graduate! I look also written for the NBC show, Greg Hultman, Writing '72; mathematics department has forward to another eventful and "Wordplay," as well as a comedy Colleen Sehy, Management '85; expanded? (See Teeters' profile, p. productive year. video for children, "Laughing and Judy Paprock, Journalism '88. 4.) Have you been to campus Matters," with Mindy Cohen. I hope that you'll join me in recently for any of the exciting During his Columbia appear welcoming these enthusiastic exhibits, seminars, shows and ance, Odes kept a packed Hokin alums as they contribute to all of dance events? ~ t_Qiii) howling with humor covering our efforts this year. From writing We welcome your participation everything from the elevators in to managment, and from '72 to '88, at every level. Join us for CCAA JULIE ELLIS, '75 the 600 building to the dating the new board members reflect events (seep. 3). Make a gift to President scene and leftover bean salad at a the entire board-diverse in the Annual Fund (seep. 5). Call us Columbia College Alumni family gathering. He says that interests, graduating class, and with suggestions, or volunteer for Association although he's "got the job security creative talents. CCAA fund raisers. We also look of beer foam," he enjoys his work forward to your news and encour and lifestyle very much. age you to keep those "What's ~GE2 .......................................................................... ISABELLA HOFMANN STARS IN Columbia alum Isabella Hof NBC SITCOM mann (far r.) stars in new 1V sitcom withjudd Hirsch (center). ntelligent, independent A year later, Hofmann moved '' I woman cautiously back to Chicago, enrolled in considePing relationship theatre at Columbia, and began with sensitive, caring man. Plastic performing in non-equity and surgeons, suave dressers or off-loop productions. 'happening· hunk' types need not reply." That's Kate's ad from the new NBC-TV comedy series, "Dear eciding that she John," and "Kate" is Isabella needed health insur Hofmann, '81 Columbia College ance and stability, theatre/music grad. D however, she also took a non-theat· Hofmann co-stars with actor rical job as a receptionist at Margie Judd Hirsch, and her "Kate" is a Korshak and Associates, a promi· divorced high school teacher who nent Chicago-based PRfirm. When joins the "One-Two-One Club," a the account executives discovered singles support group. The that she could sing and dance, they half· hour weekly series premiered promptly began hiring her to this October. perform in company promotions. A first-generation American, Hofmann was unable to shake Hofmann describes herself as a the acting bug, and after graduating "blue-collar baby" born to a from Columbia with a bachelor's Lithuanian mother and a German degree, she made her first commer· father on Chicago's southside. She cial, and then won a spot with says her need for self-expression Chicago's famous improvisation surfaced early when she voiced a group, Second City. strong desire to study piano. At her One of her triumph's with parents' insistence, however, she Second City was a comedy piece wound up taking accordian, but she created which featured a admits to sneaking out of the one-woman accordian-playing house for dance lessons. movie, "Independence," a western Isabella was starring in a television orchestra appearing on what she Hofmann's family moved from period-piece shot in Santa Fe, series, I was not surprised," says describes as "a really crass, Chicago to a small town in N .M., in which she played an Irish department chair Sheldon Patin· insulting and tasteless talk show." Wisconsin, and after graduating immigrant, and another "Movie of kin. "Her beauty and talent were Hofmann has also performed in from high school, she studied the Week," "Quiet Little Town." very evident from her earliest days regional theatre productions, and dance and theatre at the University The trip west prompted her to at Columbia." her stage credits include "Carni· of Wisconsin. Highly motivated move to Los Angeles where she has Hofmann is married to actor val," "Teibele and Her Demon," and entrepreneurial, Hofmann appeared in episodes of such Steven Memel and enjoys writing, and "Stage Door." found that program too confining, series as "Beauty and the Beast," traveling and is actively involved Hofmann left Chicago once and thus, struck off on her own to "Night Court," and "Head of the in the theatre. ~ again to star in the television establish her own dance company Class." She made her film debut in where she taught and choreo· "Real Men" with John Ritter and graphed jazz and modern dance. Jim Belushi. "When I heard that THE STARS CAME OUT FOR LUNCH ... CHICAGO COMMUNICATIONS 14TH ANNUAL LUNCHEON or the last 14 years Chicagoland communi· cators have gathered for theF advancement of communica· tions and to benefit the Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship Fund at Columbia College. This year's luncheon on Nov. 16, 1988, at the Hotel Nikko Chicago was a sellout with 730 guests represent· ing 43 sponsoring organizations drawn from advertising, broadcast· ing, journalism, printing, public relations, print media, direct marketing and the visual communi· cations arts. The Chicago Communications luncheon has gained such recogni· tion that it has become "the Chicago event" to professionals in the industry. This year's gathering, studded with communications stars, was no exception. TV commentator and columnist Andy Rooney takes playfuljabs at Irv Kupcinet gave the commentary, just about everything. and WFLD· Fox 32 co-anchor ..........................................................................~GE3 I MORE ABOUT THE ALBERT P. WEISMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP COMING ATTRACTIONS FUND . .. FEBRUARY 25, 1989 MARCH 16, 1989 AI Weisman was one of what set them apart. He Chicago's best-known and pursued this ideal throughout Terrified of taxes? Join us for Join us for a pre-St. Patrick's Day most respected com his working life. "Fear of Filing: A Tax Seminar for celebration with friends and fun at municators. He was also a Shortly after his death in Creative Artists." Topics include: Chicago's famous Second City! trustee and faculty member of 1974, a group ofA/'s colleagues • Recent developments in Columbia College. AI was established the communica capitalization and business sincerely dedicated to the idea APRIL 1, 1989 tions scholarship fund in his deductions of helping communications honor. • Taking the "home-as-an-of people understand what they This year there were 17 April Fool's Day! Don't be fice" deduction held in common, rather than Weisman projects.